Of Barflies & Allies

The story of Austin's straight allies and gay bars

"...performer and late owner of DJ's, Dale Jordan. The mid-90s DJ's was a particularly posh incarnation of that same..."

June 5, 2009 Features Feature by Andy Campbell

Bitter Fruit: Glenn Howerton on Tech Parable BlackBerry

Star talks email, hockey, and the rise and fall of the OG smartphone

"...sweat, so perfectly is the sub-macho mood of a late-90s startup captured. "We were trying to capture the realities..."

May 17, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Dog-Friendly Coffee Shops in Austin

Get your caffeine fix without missing your four-legged friend

"...are a few places to get your beverage of choice without sacrificing time with your loyal pal...."

March 29, 2023 Food Post by Joelle DiPaolo

LBJ Library at 50: An Interview With Betty Sue Flowers

The Library's director from 2002 to 2009 on her time at the helm

"...Middleton, former presidential aide to Lyndon Johnson, Johnson's personal choice for director when the Library opened in 1971, and..."

Aug. 26, 2021 Arts Post by Robert Faires

The AggreGAYtor: November 12

Your daily dose of LGBTQIA news

"...• This naturally made her the perfect choice to head a human-rights conference in London...."

Nov. 12, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

Reissues

"...of the 80s (Rhino) Power Pop Classics of the 90s (Rhino)..."

June 27, 1997 Music Review

Big Stars in Your Eyes

A Q&A with Big Star documentarian Drew DeNicola

"...DeNicola: I was in college radio in the early '90s, and at that time Big Star was constantly referenced..."

July 18, 2013 Screens Post by Scott Schinder

Postmarks

"...if not for a Libertarian candidate, giving voters a choice in these races. It almost seems that backroom deals..."

Oct. 23, 1998 Column

Mackey Annotated

"...His posted version adds some material about healthy food choices. (Annotations by Chronicle News Editor Michael King.) The Whole..."

Aug. 21, 2009 News Column by Michael King

Capitol Chronicle

Beneath the partisan rancor over re-redistricting boils a fight over minority rights.

"...of those voters to elect a candidate of their choice. The winner of the general election will be determined..."

July 11, 2003 News Column by Michael King

Some of That Jazz

Compared to What?

"...the gifted innovators who've emerged in the 1980s and 90s. Therefore their books leave much to be desired, as..."

Feb. 20, 1998 Books Feature by Harvey Pekar

The Chronicle Guide to the Marvel Cinematic Universe

As Captain America enters a Brave New World , every MCU film reviewed

"...What happens? More flashbacks, this time to the '90s as we find out who Nick Fury was summoning..."

Feb. 14, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The 20-Year Overnight Success of Glen Powell

Hollywood’s newest A-lister – according to the directors who knew him first and best

"...alternate reality in which casting directors made the other choice, and it was Powell piloting the Millennium Falcon rather..."

June 7, 2024 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Johnny Hardwick, the Voice of Dale Gribble, Dies at 64

King of the Hill star was an Austin-made comedy legend

"...called "the funniest room in America"), and by the mid-90s his star was already on the national ascent...."

Aug. 10, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...Amy Bandlien Storkel, Bryan Storkel Steve Glew spent the 1990s smuggling rare pez dispensers into the USA from Eastern..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantasia Interview: A Vision Quest With Richard Bates Jr. in King Knight

Coven comedy where the witches are just like us. Dorks.

"...movies that make me happy, the sweet spot is '90s John Waters, and that movie Pecker. I love that..."

Aug. 8, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Zack Carlson Cracks the Vault on Terror Tuesdays at the Drafthouse

Wild and weird movie expert on the underground horror phenom

"...few years ago, Joe was my first and only choice to take over the series, largely because of how..."

Jan. 29, 2019 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Gay Place

Memorial Day weekend signals the start of summer

"...Poo Poo Platter presents GAG: That ’90s Challenge PPP's queen competition travels back to bucket hats,..."

May 26, 2017 Column by Sarah Marloff

10 Must-See ACL Artists

A short list of non-headlining artists you’ve got to see

"...#1 debut album Communion. Described as electropop, R&B, and '90s house, Years & Years finds inspiration from FKA Twigs,..."

Sept. 28, 2015 Events Post by Allen Martinez

Fantastic Fest Wave 2: The Martian, The Witch, and More

New Ridley Scott flick, plus dozens more added to fest

"...the odd couple buddy action flicks of the early ‘90s. Hard to Get D: Zee Ntuli South Africa, 2014,..."

Aug. 26, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Meme Weaver

Local distributor Indie Meme brings independent film from India to the U.S.

"...The use of "meme" might sound like an odd choice for a film company founded at a time when..."

Nov. 8, 2013 Screens Feature by Matthew Irwin

What a 'To Do'

Maggie Carey talks about improv, Clinton, and her daughters' convent

"...To Do List is loaded with wince-worthy gags and 1990s nostalgia. Supporting cast members Bill Hader, Rachel Bilson, Johnny..."

July 25, 2013 Screens Post by Amy Gentry

The Food Issue: When Vegetables Aren't Enough

John Mackey, “Conscious Capitalism,” and the Ideology of Food

"...the instantaneous public outcry he apologized for “a poor choice of words … due to the baggage and associations..."

June 12, 2013 Food Post by Michael King

How the Aggies Won and Won My Heart

Falling in love … with winning

"...great teams. The Dallas Cowboys had it in the '90s, and you could almost smell it Saturday in Alabama,..."

Nov. 12, 2012 Sports Post by Emily Bevan

Parades Go By

The history of the rainbow lineup rolls forward into a spectrum of Austin Pride 2012

"...York, Los Angeles, and Chicago. By the 1980s and '90s, there was a paradigm shift. Most parades reorganized under..."

Sept. 21, 2012 Features Feature by Andy Campbell

Point Austin: Let Them Eat Sprouts!

John Mackey weighs in on health care – and recommends lots of spinach

"...largely disease-free lives until we are well into our 90s and even past 100 years of age."..."

Aug. 21, 2009 News Column by Michael King

Letters at 3AM

You can't always be who you want, but if you try sometime you just might find you can be who you need.

"...boy, preferred Homburg hats. A reserved man in his 90s and early 100s when she knew him, his faculties..."

Nov. 1, 2002 Column by Michael Ventura

Postmarks

Further Lost Austin fallout and enviro-rhetoric from our readers.

"...are appointed alphabetically off a roster, and not by choice of the individual judge;..."

Feb. 16, 2001 Column

Behind the Tall Tales of Lester Bangs in Texas

Lester's Last Stand

"...from cowboy boots and khaki pants to the unfortunate choice of a pink Izod polo shirt...."

March 7, 1997 Books Feature